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Lutheran youth continue to focus on peace in 2022 Youth in LWF’s member churches continue to lead the way by engaging in important conversations on peace in their churches and communities.
Church leaders: shared values across diverse contexts At annual LWF retreat for newly elected bishops and presidents among LWF’s member churches, participants shared experiences on Lutheran identity, b
Leadership for peace and reconciliation Addressing the annual retreat of newly elected leaders from LWF’s member churches, General Secretary Rev.
We need increased climate ambition, says German bishop The leading bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany, Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt, said churches in the global North must addres
Season of Creation 2022: “Listen to the Voice of Creation” Ecumenical prayer and advocacy for creation and climate justice
Germany: Expressing Lutheranism through music and song Voices from the Communion: Uwe Steinmetz, jazz musician and composer
Porvoo: Lutherans, Anglicans growing in common faith Finnish Bishop Matti Repo attended the Lambeth Conference as co-chair of the ecumenical Porvoo group
Walking a new path together towards Christian unity LWF General Secretary addresses Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops on challenges of ecumenical journey
Strasbourg Ecumenical Institute to host online course Applications welcome until 31 August for week-long study course offering in-depth ecumenical training and sharing
Ecumenical witness to plight of Mediterranean migrants Swedish Bishop Karin Johannesson visits Anglican and Catholic parishes on islands of Sicily and Lampedusa
In communion we are stronger LWF General Secretary greets outgoing and incoming bishops in Württemberg
Bishop July: Promoting unity, building bridges 17 years of service, shaped by ecumenism and the global church